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South African flowers of the Eastern Province

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 212

Scope and Contents

Twenty-three watercolours mounted on card, 12" x 16½". The paintings have pencilled titles and in some cases places and dates. They include agapanthus, antholyza, bellandonna lily, Cape Town bulbs, Cape honeysuckle (tecona-capensis), common olive, cyrtanthus, gladiolus, grenadilla, hybiscus, hyobanche sanguinea, iris, pelargonium, plumbago, sparaxis pendula and thistle.

Dates

  • Creation: 1866 - 1877

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Biographical / Historical

J. Rose Cotterill's background is not known.

Extent

1 archive box(es) : watercolour

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

MSS 5

Other Finding Aids

MSS Addenda, vol. III; Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), p. 123.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by E. Bourdillon through Sir Harry Wilson, April 1920.

General

This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Originator(s)

Cotterill, J Rose, fl 1866-1920, née Bell

Includes index.
Date
2003-12-08 10:27:33+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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